Events

Throughout the year we hold talks, demonstrations, courses and events such as our Christmas and Spring Markets.

The T Room serves as a classroom offering a comfortable and inspiring space for talks and classes with speakers from in house as well as from external agencies. The development of the kitchen garden including an additional poly-tunnel and raised beds means that a range of practical hands-on courses can be offered to gardeners of all abilities. We can offer tailor made classes to groups such as schools or community groups, allowing them to take advantage of the therapeutic effect of gardening.

We have received several visits from Flower & Gardening clubs, womens groups and other community groups for further details please feel free to contact us.

This project was part funded through Leader funding from IRD Duhallow.

Hands on experience in the raised beds

A place for training in the warmth with tea.

A perfect location for our gardening courses.

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Starting the Vegetable Garden
The Secret Garden Centre
Begins Sunday 12 Feb 3:00pm Ends Sunday 12 Feb 4:00pm
A practical demonstration in the kitchen garden focusing on soil preparation, crop rotation, building raised beds and sowing seeds.

As the course is outside please wear suitable clothing.
Growing Potatoes
The Secret Garden Centre
Begins Sunday 19 Feb 3:00pm Ends Sunday 19 Feb 4:00pm
It's time to think about working off all those Christmas calories and getting out in the garden! February is the month to buy your seed potatoes, and chit them ready for planting out next month. For those of you who are new to growing spuds, we are offering a free demonstration showing just how easy it is - covering basic techniques such as chitting, trenching & earthing up, as well as growing in bags.


In stock we have a good range of certified seed potato including British Queens, Rooster, Golden Wonder, Kerrs Pink & Homeguard. We also have the Organic Sarpo Mira, which are blight resistant, and available in 2.5kg and 25kg. If you're in the mood for something different we have some heritage varieties such as Peachbloom, or new for this year, Mayan Gold, which you may have read about in the Irish Times.

We also now have in our onion sets and shallots, as well as rhubarb and horseradish.


Go on - go and get your wellies on!!

Sarah & Brian.

This will take place in the kitchen garden so please wear suitable clothing.

Special offers on the day.
Free talk/demo on growing vegetables
The Secret Garden Centre
Begins Sunday 26 Feb 3:00pm Ends Sunday 26 Feb 4:00pm
This weeks outing in the kitchen garden will cover onions, shallots and other seasonal jobs in the vegetable garden.

As the course is outdoors please wear suitable clothing.

There will be special offers on the day as usual.
Free talk/demo on pruning
The Secret Garden Centre
Begins Sunday 4 Mar 3:00pm Ends Sunday 4 Mar 4:00pm
Pruning, the very word strikes terror into many a gardener's heart.

Fear not come along and discover the secret to successful pruning.

This Sunday afternoon at 3pm, Alan will give a free talk & demonstration on how to prune roses. apple trees and climbers plus much more. The talk will be outdoors, so please wear suitable clothing (if it rains, it will be under cover).